Homemade Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe (Easy Buttermilk Biscuits from Scratch)
When you think of buttery, flaky, slightly crumbly homemade buttermilk biscuits, I hope you think of this recipe.
Servings: 12 Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp (heaping) baking powder
- 1 tbps (heaping) sugar
- 1 tsp (heaping) salt
- 1/2 cup butter, frozen + more for brushing on the baked biscuits
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk, cold
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425° F.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
- Remove the butter from the freezer and grate with a fine cheese grater.
- Add the butter to the dry ingredients and use your hands to toss to coat the butter in the dry ingredients.
- Pour the buttermilk in and gently mix and fold until almost all of the dry ingredients are incorporated and then you can switch to gently kneading with your hands.
- Turn out onto the counter and then shape into a long rectangle. Fold the rectangle in half and then press down into a long rectangle again. Repeat this folding and pressing step 2 more times (for a total of 3 times).
- When pressing down the last and final time, press down to about 1 inch in thickness. Use a biscuit cutter to cut circles or just cut squares like I typically do.
- Arrange on a silicone lined baking sheet and bake at 425° F for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
- As soon as they come out of the oven, brush with melted butter.
- Serve with jam, country gravy and sausage or make breakfast sandwiches out of them.
Nutrition
Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.05g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg